- Joined
- Feb 22, 2006
- Messages
- 2,588
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I started domaining between 2005 and 2006 and got really excited (about the future) and a little frustrated about the missed opportunities of just few years earlier.
Soon enough though, new extensions came out, first .ws , .travel, .tel, then anything else.
I loved the ccTlds, coming from a country where its own ccTLd was and is the best way to go, over .com but could not really understand the various .travel, .tel and .whatever
Except thinking that it was just a giant cash cow for ICANN, the registries and the registrars. We, registrants, were the lemons to squeeze.
In my opinion, they lowered the value of the few good extensions, created confusions among endusers and just laughed all the way to the bank.
Moreover, on the side, the other sharks, aka dropcatcher companies, were joining the party trying to get a piece of the cake.
I'm disgusted by ICANN's work.
Soon enough though, new extensions came out, first .ws , .travel, .tel, then anything else.
I loved the ccTlds, coming from a country where its own ccTLd was and is the best way to go, over .com but could not really understand the various .travel, .tel and .whatever
Except thinking that it was just a giant cash cow for ICANN, the registries and the registrars. We, registrants, were the lemons to squeeze.
In my opinion, they lowered the value of the few good extensions, created confusions among endusers and just laughed all the way to the bank.
Moreover, on the side, the other sharks, aka dropcatcher companies, were joining the party trying to get a piece of the cake.
I'm disgusted by ICANN's work.